EE at UH to EE at UT- Is it worth transfering?

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Can I just say that the people on College Confidential are amazing and I use this site ALL the time :)</p>

<p>I applied for transfer to Cockrell and actually got in. If you were in my shoes, what would you do? RECRUITERS, ENGINEERING MAJORS, Former COOGS, please reply, I really need some advice. I come from a middle class family from Austin.</p>

<p>The total costs listed are after everything is said and done and I've graduated (which I will).</p>

<p>My Fears: If I graduate from UH, then I will be working twice as hard at a not Fortune 500 company (where I have a place for growth and experience) to get less pay than an engineer from UT. Competition is intense at UH, for only a couple of well established companies recruit.</p>

<p>Engineering at UH- total cost: $64,000
Pro:
*Expected Graduation: May 2016 (4 years in college)
*Graduating with Honors
*familiar campus with familiar people and a growing student body
*opportunities within the Houston area (Toshiba, Shlumberger, Powell, Bayer)</p>

<p>Con:
*horrible professors and engineering environment (graduation rate is below 50% and the average student withdraws from classes twice)- will this hurt my chance at a good masters program?
*One of the hardest schools to make an 'A' in nationally- as in on the level of MIT, with no MIT benefits- ZERO grade inflation
*Lots of older people (as in above the age of 30) in my classes that don't know how to study or ask questions
* no opportunities outside Houston area
*I'm not tier one or anything special (just a simple scholarship), so employers think I wasn't able to get into a better university
*Every opportunity I get, I must move to Houston over summer to attend- most likely unpaid internship</p>

<p>Engineering at UT- total cost: $90,000 - is this normal for engineering from an awesome university?
Pro:
*Best in Texas and recognized worldwide engineering education with amazing professors and students on my level or better
* I live 30 minutes away (my parents are a great support system)
*The places where I would LOVE to work are now open (Dell, IBM, Apple, Texas Instruments, Google)
*hard working and ambitious people more like me- I won't feel as lonely as I do at UH</p>

<p>Cons (horrible Cons):
*Expected Graduation: May or December 2017 (5- 5 1/2 years in college)- employers and everyone looks at how long it took you to graduate, would this hurt me? Would YOU be burned out?
* Because of the STUPID credit equivalency system, UT recognizes only a semester worth of credit from my two years at UH. I will have to retake all the Math I was just about to finish and my introductory engineering courses (intro to engineering, intro to computing). If I continued at UH, next semester I would be taking classes like Signals and Systems, Digital Logic, and Mircoprocessors. It will take me a year to get to these classes if I attend UT. On top of this, I will spend my summer taking nine hours of core classes (Visual and Performing Arts, English Composition) that UT doesn't recognize from UH at community college.
* Classes I've taken at UH, but must redo at UT: English, engineering statistics, Calculus 2 (third time seeing this material-took in high school- UT doesn't recognize) , calculus 3, engineering math, Intro to electrical engineering, computers and problem solving, Undergraduate signature course.</p>

<p>I think I might just call up Dell and ask if they recruit UH grads, which they probably don't. I dislike the way classes and professors are run at UH though. </p>

<p>Sorry it's so long, a lot on my mind. Let me know what you think!</p>

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<p>Now I am worrying about getting my courses to transfer from a community college since UT hardly recognizes another engineering schools math courses… Are you out of state?</p>

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<p>No UH= University of Houston. <a href=“Automated Transfer Equivalency System | Undergraduate Admissions | The University of Texas at Austin”>Automated Transfer Equivalency System | Undergraduate Admissions | The University of Texas at Austin; --This will help you determine if they count, just put in every course you want to transfer and see what it transfer to at UT</p>

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<p>You got into UT and hate UH soo . . . what’s the problem? Go to UT. UT’s credit equivalency is online so it’s easy enough for you to have checked before making your UH course selection. I find it strange that UT would reject so many UH credits unless they are upper division/ major course sequence.</p>

<p>Still no need to denigrate UH. UH is ABET accredited for EE and that means it’s good enough for just about any recruiter. </p>

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<p>I don’t think a company will just flat out not hire you because you aren’t from “X” school. </p>

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<p>Most companies will hire you if you have a degree. Yes, certain schools look better than others on paper, but at the end of the day you still have a degree and no one will not hire you soley because you’re not from UT.</p>

<p>If you’re unhappy at UH then go ahead and transfer to UT. If you’re content at UH, then stay. </p>

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<p>@JAMCAFE‌ If I were your kid, would you say :“Suck it up, 90000 is to much for a B.S. from UT” or would you say " 90000 is worth it, considering the extra opportunities and recognition." Thanks again!</p>

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<p>Has anybody at UT in a position to know actually told you how much of your transfer credit counts?</p>

<p>UH’s BSEE degree requires MATH 1431, 1432, 2433, & 3321 – they all transfer and count toward UT’s BSEE.</p>

<p>What core Visual/Performing Arts and English Composition did you take at UH that won’t count at UT? State law obligates all Texas public universities to count core transfer credit from other Texas public universities and community colleges toward core requirements. The UH BSEE degree defaults to the UH core on these requirements (i.e. the major requires nothing special), so they should be fully countable at UT.</p>

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<p>?? Where did you get this info from? </p>

<p>When I plug everything into <a href=“Automated Transfer Equivalency System | Undergraduate Admissions | The University of Texas at Austin”>Automated Transfer Equivalency System | Undergraduate Admissions | The University of Texas at Austin; it all turns out to be arbitrary math courses. One can’t even take Calc 2 through ACC, UT Calc 2 is only offered at UT. Are you an engineering transfer to UT? Plesae reply back ASAP!</p>

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<p>@elsaj82 I used the Interactive Degree Audit tools and its’s show me that all the math course from college algebra to calculus 3 is transferable.</p>

<p>Pre Cal: MATH 2412 = M405G
Calculus 1: MATH 2413 = M 408K
Calculus 2: MATH 2414 = M 408L
Calculus 3: MATH 2415 = M 408M</p>

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<p>They transfer, but don’t apply to the degree. The Math courses I would need to (re)take are M408D, M427K, and M340L. :confused: UH isn’t all that bad, I think a lot of what I’m complaining about is in my head. As more and more of my friends are dropping out of engineering, it’s hard to keep a good mental state. However, I think this is the same case for every school.</p>

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<p><a href=“UT Cockrell School of Engineering”>UT Cockrell School of Engineering;

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<p>Thanks for the help though!! @foafoa</p>

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<p>Have you speak to an adviser? Because I have heard that those courses can replace the UT M408C-M408D sequence. If ACC still teaching it then they must still useful. </p>

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<p>Engineering advisers can only be contacted after you go through summer orientation. Also, all the other advisers said that what is on the credit equivalency system is what you get. :)</p>

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<p>For other majors, UT probably takes ACC courses.</p>

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<p>If you are even considering a master’s degree, then finish at UH, see if you can find some way of distinguishing yourself at the University. Honors club, or even better graduating with honors. If you want a job right afterwards, I am not quite sure I understand this but you will have to take an additional year at UT because the courses won’t transfer. If that is true then really do well at UH and you’ll have a good chance of getting into UT grad school which is, if you graduate. where you really make good money afterwards. In the end, debt more than 50K you really have to think how much more you will likely have to make to cover that over the course of your lifetime. . </p>

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<p>Mkay, I’ll try.</p>

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<p>AT UT Austin M 408C+4508D is equivalent to M 408K+408L+408M for degree purposes. See <a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/ate/problems/calculus.html”>http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/ate/problems/calculus.html&lt;/a&gt; .</p>

<p>M 408C+408D is an accelerated calculus sequence squeezing three semesters of coursework into two semesters. The Cockrell School quotes it in their degree plans in order to reduce (on paper, at least) by four the number of semester hours in their degree plans. Cockrell will accept M 408K+408L+408M in substitution, particularly from transfer students because other institutions generally do not have 408C+408D equivalent courses.</p>